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Webster 1828 Edition
Tarnished
T`ARNISHED
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Gold and silver, when tarnished, resume their brightness by setting them over certain lyes. Copper and pewter, &c. tarnished, recover their luster with tripoli and potashes.
Definition 2024
tarnished
tarnished
English
Verb
tarnished
- simple past tense and past participle of tarnish
Adjective
tarnished (comparative more tarnished, superlative most tarnished)
- Discolored or blemished.
- (figuratively, by extension, of one's reputation, name or word) Sullied or dishonored.